JASMINE
I sat there in the second row, my head heavy, heart racing, wondering how many versions of Lana existed and whether I could trust any of them.
Across the room, Eli caught my eye. He looked how I felt—exhausted, raw. He didn’t even try to hide it. When the bell rang, he was already packing up.
I caught up to him outside the classroom.
“We need to talk,” I said.
He nodded. “Meet after sixth period?”
“There’s more,” I added. “Stuff I didn’t say yesterday.”
He paused. “Me too.”
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Sixth period came and went in a blur. My thoughts were thick, swimming with images from the bunker. The hatch. The pages nailed to the wall. That symbol—circular, split, almost ritualistic. None of it made sense, and ye
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